We were just boys at that time, teen-agers who ardently wanted to be priests . . .As was common practice in the 1940s, candidates for the priesthood were sought in Catholic grade schools and those young teenagers who felt called went off to a Preparatory Seminary and were introduced to a formation that profoundly transformed their lives. Their training was rigorous, but kind and gentle.
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Friday, October 26, 2007
61. Joseph Haydn ~
You remained plain
for us,
coarse as we were
and unprepared
even for the majesty
of Haydn,
for You knew
we would have been blinded
had You thrust
too much light
on us
at once.
~
Du bliebst einfach für uns
obwohl wir so ungehobelt und fern
von der Erhabenheit eines Haydns waren,
denn Du wußtest
wir würden erblinden
wenn Du zu viel Licht
auf einmal
auf uns
hättest leuchten lassen.
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